Boo NexusOne!

Google’s new phone was supposed to change things. Ends up, it won’t. At least not on the surface. What was shaping up to be a game changer, the NexusOne is looking to be a little more traditional in it’s pricing structure. If you sign up for a T-Mobile two-year contract, the phone is a respectable $180. If you want an unlocked version you can use on any network, you have to pay a less respectable $530. Is $530 “expensive” given the hardware? No, probably not. This baby is supposed to be a beast, but with early rumors and speculation pointing to a kick-ass, cheap phone to get Google’s feet wet in the market, this IS disappointing. Even more interesting, if someone cancels out of their T-Mobile contract before the two years is up, they OWE GOOGLE the difference in the subsidized phone… meaning $530-$180 = $350. Odd.

In other news, the awkward looking lad who won the “job” to write a blog promoting tourism in Austrailia for six months while playing around and swimming on a island was stung by a potentially lethal jellyfish in his travels. Don’t worry, he is ok, which means it’s ok for us to laugh and take a little bit of joy in his pain.